Easy-to-Make Logos for Priests' Meetings

I think people have started to discover that I have penchant for art.  I know that since I was a child, I have not only been attracted to art, but I have done some artworks that I can be proud of.  Over these last ten years, I have lost count of the things I have done.  In fact, even with me wanting to, I could not get hold of everything that I have made.  That is why I am now keeping for posterity what I have done and start saying to myself that at least, I have contributed something to make people happier.

During the Focolare Priests' Congress in 2011, I think I was able to do "a masterpiece" since so many commended me for the what I did.  The theme then was "If You Want It, Then I Want It Too."  It came from the words of Blessed Chiara Luce Badano who accepted with joy everything, even the cancer that she had.  It was a total openness to the will of God that challenges everyone to live as well.  The logo is full of color to represent the vibrancy of the youth of Blessed Chiara.  But at the same time, it also shows symbolically elements that challenges people to choose God even if it is difficult - the image of the crucified Jesus and the circles and twists in our lives.

In one of the regular Priests' Congress of the Focolare Movement, I had nothing to work on except for some scraps of art paper.  I started to cut them into squares and put it together as a burst of colors representing our diversity.  But one must realize that this diversity must lead to a communion in Jesus - the One whom we promised to serve.

In the logo above made for an Asian course on spirituality for priests sponsored by the Focolare held last March 2014, the theme was "At the School of the Trinity."  Again I worked with scraps of art paper.  Since we were coming from different Asian countries, I highlighted the various cultures, languages, family backgrounds.  It was not meant to show differences but the beauty and joy of living a one.  The different colors and shapes blend into one and form just one whole.  I've realized that that is what the Trinity is all about!